Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) CFO Sells $407,850.00 in Stock

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) CFO Shiv Verma sold 5,438 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $407,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 58,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,363,725. This trade represents a 8.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Shiv Verma also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, February 17th, Shiv Verma sold 5,474 shares of Robinhood Markets stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.13, for a total value of $411,261.62.

Robinhood Markets Price Performance

HOOD stock traded down $2.45 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $74.90. 21,870,921 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,728,662. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $89.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $113.48. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.66 and a 12 month high of $153.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.36, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 2.47.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Robinhood Markets had a return on equity of 22.32% and a net margin of 42.10%.The company’s revenue was up 26.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.01 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 1.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Robinhood Markets News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Robinhood Markets this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Robinhood launched a long‑awaited “social” feature that lets users follow and copy other traders — a product aimed at boosting engagement, retention and trading activity among its core retail base. Robinhood rolls out long-awaited ‘social’ feature to let users track and copy other traders
• Positive Sentiment: Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI) closed material investments in Stripe and ElevenLabs, expanding exposure to high‑growth fintech and AI assets and signaling a new potential growth/fee stream via the Ventures vehicle. That can support longer‑term growth narratives for the parent. Robinhood announces investments in Stripe, ElevenLabs
• Neutral Sentiment: WonderFi — the Canadian crypto firm Robinhood agreed to acquire — filed to extend its AGM deadline, delaying a step in the transaction but not changing the announced deal; investors should watch for timing updates. WonderFi Files Notice of Application with Supreme Court of British Columbia to Extend the Deadline to Hold Its Annual General Meeting
• Neutral Sentiment: Heightened media and analyst attention (Zacks, InsiderMonkey, trending stock writeups) is increasing visibility; that can amplify both flows in and out but doesn’t by itself change fundamentals. Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have trimmed fair‑value estimates recently (cited ~6% cut in one note), reflecting caution around trading sensitivity, valuation and near‑term growth — pressure that can prompt selling. How The Robinhood (HOOD) Investment Story Is Shifting As Analysts Reset Expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling and concentration of insider exits noted in marketplace data raises governance/psychology concerns for some investors and likely contributes to downward price pressure. Robinhood Ventures Fund I Completes Investments in Stripe and ElevenLabs
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/valuation headwinds: the stock is below its 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages and carries a relatively high P/E and beta, making it vulnerable in a sector pullback or risk‑off trading days. HOOD Stock Page

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on HOOD. Citizens Jmp restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. KeyCorp reduced their target price on shares of Robinhood Markets from $160.00 to $130.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $159.00 to $124.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Robinhood Markets from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Robinhood Markets presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $120.59.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. World Investment Advisors raised its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 18.5% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 15,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,768,000 after buying an additional 2,443 shares during the last quarter. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new stake in Robinhood Markets in the 4th quarter worth $57,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 94.3% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 93,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,588,000 after acquiring an additional 45,344 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,449,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,612,000 after acquiring an additional 129,095 shares during the period. Finally, SHP Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. 93.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Robinhood Markets

Robinhood Markets, Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD) is a U.S.-based financial services company best known for its mobile-first brokerage platform that aims to “democratize finance for all.” Founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the company built early traction by offering commission-free trading and a simplified user experience that attracted a large base of retail investors.

Robinhood’s core products and services include a mobile app and web platform for trading U.S.